Regarding the Uncle Remus stories of your earlier post, I don't feel that any of them should be thought of as racist. Brer Rabbit, plays the role of trickster, a character found in Native American folklore and in African folklore.

Kudos on your willingness to fess up to perhaps being to blame for the vacuum malfunction. My hubby always blames me (I "allow" him to vacuum-so how can it be me?) and makes me pay for the repairs.

Oh so very glad to meet you! And thank you to Mrs. Blanding for the introduction. If you do not have any objection, I will add your link to my blog so that I remember to visit regularly! You have a wonderful blog and style!

I live in Santa Barbara and love your blog! We were evacuated last night at 11 pm pst. Our dear friends were waiting for us and had their guest room ready. So many beautiful, unique and well loved homes went up in flames last night, we are blessed as we were spared and are back home. As much as we love our "things" the only thing that mattered last night was our dogs and our friends.